DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Occupational Description:
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the heath care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system. Excludes “File Clerks” (43-4071).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Southeast Minnesota | 430 | 15 | $21.75/hr | $1.15/hr | $15.39/hr | $18.57/hr | $21.52/hr | $25.42/hr | $28.40/hr |
| Minnesota | 3,400 | 204 | $19.63/hr | $0.27/hr | $14.16/hr | $16.35/hr | $19.22/hr | $22.45/hr | $26.24/hr |
| U S | 182,370 | 1,641 | $17.92/hr | $0.05/hr | $10.85/hr | $13.12/hr | $16.64/hr | $21.62/hr | $27.39/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Office Clerks, General | 4,470 | $13.06/hr | 15.9% |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 700 | $16.56/hr | 27.5% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 350 | $17.63/hr | 15.8% |
| Procurement Clerks | 110 | $17.46/hr | 10.5% |
| Correspondence Clerks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Compiles and maintains medical records of patients to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research studies.
- Maintains variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems.
- Enters data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer.
- Prepares statistical reports, narrative reports and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users.
- Contacts discharged patients, their families, and physicians to maintain registry with follow-up information, such as quality of life and length of survival of cancer patients.
- Assists in special studies or research, as needed.
- Reviews records for completeness and to abstract and code data, using standard classification systems, and to identify and compile patient data.
- Compiles medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds.